Ahmedabad plane crash: 4 MBBS students of BJ Medical College died on spot, 1 seriously injured

Ahmedabad: In an unfortunate incident, four medical students of BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, lost their lives on the spot when the Air India 171 plane crashed into the top of hostel mess building while they were having their lunch in the afternoon.

For these four students, their lunch became the last meal together, with no idea that they would perish among the other unfortunate people who died in the deadly plane crash that made the entire country mourn the loss.

What began as a normal afternoon turned into a tragedy for these four students, with a life full of hope crushed in just seconds. Among the victims were three close friends - Aryan Rajput, Jay Prakash Chaudhary, and Manav Bhadoo, along with another student - Rakesh Diyora.

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Aryan, a first-year student from Jigsoli village near Gwalior, scored 695 marks in the NEET exam and earned his place at the college through the all-India quota. Manav, also a first-year student, was from Hanumangarh in Rajasthan, while Jay Prakash, a second-year student, came from Boricharan village in the same state. Their friendship had grown quickly after they joined college.

Another victim, Rakesh Diyora, a second-year student from Diyora village in Bhavnagar, was sitting at a nearby table. His brother-in-law, Alpesh Chauhan, said Rakesh had been staying at his home in Ahmedabad until a day before the crash.

"He was with us. He had not brought any reading material along. Since his books were in the hostel and his exams were to begin on June 16, he left my house on Wednesday. As soon as I learned about the airplane crash, I began calling him, but my calls went unanswered," he told TOI.

The mess building was only about 500 metres from their hostel. On Thursday afternoon, while students were gathered there for lunch, the plane crashed into the building. Some students managed to escape, but others, like the four students, were trapped and died. 

Another student from Ayodhya sustained injuries

Another student, Akshat Jaiswal - a first-year MBBS student from Ayodhya enrolled at BJ Medical College - sustained serious injuries in the incident. He suffered multiple wounds on his head, arms, and legs and is currently receiving treatment under close medical supervision at a city hospital. Doctors have stated that while his condition is serious, it remains stable, reports Free Press Journal

The tragic crash took place during lunchtime while Akshat was eating with his friends at the college mess. In Ayodhya, the news has left Bhikhapur locality in Devkali shrouded in worry and silence, as his family, relatives, and neighbours anxiously await updates on his condition

Medical Dialogues earlier reported that it was a regular afternoon at Ahmedabad's BJ Medical College, where intern doctors and medical students were having lunch in their hostel mess. But in a matter of seconds, the atmosphere was disastrous - Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying 242 people, crashed straight into the hostel building.

Witnesses at the scene recall hearing a loud explosion, followed by screams and chaos. Images inside the hostel went viral on social media, showing plates of half-eaten food lying scattered, untouched, which proved that the plane had crashed when the doctors were having their midday meal.

The tragedy unfolded just 32 seconds after the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner took off from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 1:38 PM. Eyewitnesses and video footage show the aircraft failing to gain lift before plunging into the BJ Medical College Hostel and bursting into flames. Before the incident, the pilots had sent a Mayday call shortly after take-off, but it was too late.

Describing the chilling scenes, the emergency team said that bodies were mutilated, some intern doctors charred and crushed under concrete debris, others found in pieces.

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